![]() Charlotte Amalie in Saint Thomas in December 2013 | |
Geography | |
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Location | Caribbean Sea |
Coordinates | 18°20′N 64°55′W / 18.333°N 64.917°W |
Archipelago | Virgin Islands, Leeward Islands |
Area | 32 sq mi (83 km2) |
Highest elevation | 1,555 ft (474 m) |
Highest point | Crown Mountain[1] |
Administration | |
Insular area | ![]() |
Largest settlement | Charlotte Amalie (pop. 14,477) |
Administrator | Avery Lewis |
Demographics | |
Population | 42,261 (2020 census[2]) |
Pop. density | 509.2/km2 (1318.8/sq mi) |
Saint Thomas (Danish: Sankt Thomas, Spanish: Santo Tomás, French: Saint-Thomas) is one of the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea, and a constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States. Along with surrounding minor islands, it is one of three county-equivalents in the USVI. Together with Saint John, it forms one of the districts of the USVI. The territorial capital and port of Charlotte Amalie is located on the island.
Of the three islands, St. Thomas is the second-largest, with St. Croix being the largest, and St. John, the smallest.[3] As of the 2020 census, the population of Saint Thomas was 42,261,[4] about 48.5% of the total population of the United States Virgin Islands. Crown Mountain is the highest point in Saint Thomas and in the entire United States Virgin Islands. Hence, it is called "Rock City."[5] The island has a land area of 32 square miles (83 km2).[6]